Yupon, Alabama
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Foley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36535. It stands on Fish River. The Survey maps it on the Magnolia Springs quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 18 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1921 USGS Point Clear quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1941 USGS Weeks Bay quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Weeks Bay quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1980 USGS Magnolia Springs quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
99 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 99 fires within 5 miles of Yupon between 1995 and 2020, burning about 1,702 acres in total. None started naturally. 21 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 52 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20180920-1 |
| 20 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20180807-3 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Yupon: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairhope Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartz |
Storms near this place
1 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Yupon in 1 storm report in 2013: 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2013 | Flash Flood | Yupon | - | Baldwin County Emergency Managment reported flooding of water at least 6 inches deep over County Road 9 near U.S. Highway 98. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayside | 0.4 miles | 18 | |
| Turkey Branch | 1.4 miles | 18 | |
| Magnolia Springs | 2.3 miles | 18 | |
| River Park | 2.9 miles | 18 | |
| Barnwell | 3.5 miles | 18 | |
| Marlow | 3.7 miles | 18 | |
| Clay City | 5.3 miles | 18 | |
| Point Clear | 7.0 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 129319. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.







